Importance of reproducibility in responsiveness issues

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 685-701

  Giraudeau, Bruno ^a   Ravaud, Philippe ^b   Chastang, Claude ^c  

^a Jeune Equipe 409   (France)

^b Institut Cochin   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Effect size; Guyatt's index; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Reproducibility; Responsiveness; Standardized response mean

Indexed keywords

CHANGE-OVER TIME; COHORT STUDIES; EFFECT SIZE; GUYATT INDEX; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RESPONSIVENESS; SAMPLE SIZES; STANDARDIZED RESPONSE MEAN;

EID: 0032359072     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4036(199810)40:6<685::aid-bimj685>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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